Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia : Islam, Christianity, and politics entwined /

"What is the significance of Islam's growing strength in Ethiopia? And what is the impetus for the Saudi financing of hundreds of new mosques and schools in the country, the establishment of welfare organizations, and the spread of the Arabic language? Haggai Erlich explores the interplay...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Erlikh, Ḥagai
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2007.
Subjects:
Religion and politics > Saudi Arabia.
Religion and politics > Ethiopia.
Religion et politique > Arabie saoudite.
Religion et politique > Éthiopie.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Advocacy.
Religion and politics.
Islam.
Christendom.
Politieke macht.
Ethiopia.
Saudi Arabia.
Saudi-Arabië.
Ethiopië.
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Table of Contents:
  • Politics and religious legacies : an interplay
  • The Christian state and the Islamic state
  • Camels for Mussolini
  • The Wahhabiyya and Ethiopia, 1936-1948
  • The Saudis and the end of the Christian kingdom
  • Wahhabism and communism : mutual demonization, 1974-1991
  • Wahhabism and Ethiopian identity
  • Local dilemmas, global perspectives.

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